The fate and career destinations of doctors who qualified at Uganda's Makerere Medical School in 1984: retrospective cohort study

doi:10.1136/bmj.38134.524387.AE

BMJ 2004;329:600-601 (11 September), doi:10.1136/bmj.38134.524387.AE (published 5 August 2004)

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The fate and career destinations of doctors who qualified at Uganda's Makerere Medical School in 1984: retrospective cohort study

Yoswa M Dambisya, senior professor¹

¹ Pharmacy Programme, School of Health Sciences, University of the North, Private Bag X1106, Sovenga 0727, Republic of South Africa yoswad@unorth.ac.za

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Introduction

Little information exists on the career paths and destinationsof graduates of medical schools from developing countries,¹in contrast with many such reports from the developed world.^2
3I present here perhaps the first report on career paths takenby graduates of Makerere Medical School in Uganda.

Participants, methods, and results

Twenty seven doctors who graduated from Makerere in 1984 participatedin the study. A database was compiled from the graduation list.Information was obtained through a focus group discussion (threedoctors), an email questionnaire (17, including the three focusgroup members), telephone interviews (six), and in-depth interviews(four).

Seventy seven doctors (58 men) graduated in 1984. Reliable informationwas obtained for 96% (74 (56 men), of whom 22 (19 men) are dead).Seven died between 1984 and 1989, six between 1990 and 1994,six between 1995 and 1999, and three since 2000. The presumedcauses of death (death certificates were not available) wereAIDS . . . [Full text of this article]

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